While not yet official, “UFC Fight Night 23: UFC Fight for the Troops 2″ is expected to take place Jan. 22 at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed with sources close to the event that verbal agreements are in place, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly. The matchup was first revealed on Portal do Vale Tudo Radio.

“The Korean Zombie,” Jung forever earned in his place in fans’ hearts with a razor-thin split-decision loss to Leonard Garcia at WEC 48 that many MMA observers believe is 2010’s best fight. Despite the buzz surrounding Jung, the South Korean was stopped cold by a George Roop high kick at WEC 51, dropping Jung’s record to 0-2 in the WEC.

Meanwhile, Yahya is a one-time WEC bantamweight title challenger. The submission ace fell short in his bid against Chase Beebe at WEC 30, though he quickly became a staple of future WEC cards after a one-fight stint at K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!

Yahya put together a three-fight win streak with the WEC against John Hosman, Eddie Wineland and Yoshiro Maeda, and all three fights saw the Brazilian claim “Submission of the Night” status. However, since then, Yahya has dropped back-to-back outings to Takeya Mizugaki and Jospeh Benavidez.

Jung vs. Yahya is expected to take place on the evening’s preliminary card. It will be both fighters’ first bout under the UFC banner.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.